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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(22,601 total reviews)
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Marc Benioff

79% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Salesforce has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,601 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Salesforce employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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23K reviews
4.0
Jul 25, 2014
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Pros

Marc's philanthropic drive is inspiring and demonstrated regularly both in and out of the company. Challenging, fast paced environment, and company growth provides amazing opportunities to excel for those who have the drive and ambition. Prime downtown SF locations. Working with incredibly smart and talented people forces you to up your game. Easy to be on the "kool-aid" with the products. They're awesome and I've personally seen how they can transform a business for success. Compensation/benefits are pretty awesome.

Cons

Politics and egos are rampant and get in the way of getting things done and feeling a sense of accomplishment. Constantly changing priorities combined with ever growing silo'd thinking/execution can impact job satisfaction. Extremely poor management practices due to new/inexperienced managers, managers with egos who don't understand how to lead a "team" to success, and downright unethical behavior with HR turning a blind eye. If you're lucky to get a good manager - someone who advocates for you, highlights your work, and ensures their success through the success of their team - hold on for dear life!

1.0
Jul 10, 2014

More political than running for office!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits, incredible CEO, exciting potential and growth translates to career opportunities if you're in a group that allows you explore other roles in the company.

Cons

Very difficult to explore new opportunities if you're in the creative department. There's a real absence of leadership and management talent there. The atmosphere has been incredibly negative and political for the past 3 years, so if you're interested in another role you'll need to leave the company (you'll be given that advice if you express interest to your manager). The department is purposely trying to become an ad agency, except the department leads don't want to partner with other teams and are openly adversarial when they're not in front of execs. The department leads set a bad example by frequently talking trash about colleagues outside the creative team and that doesn't help anyone. If you're considering leaving your agency gig to take a client side role, this is not the place you'll want to call home.

1.0
Oct 25, 2009
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Pros

Hot Product Industry Leader Far ahead of it's Competition Lot's of smart people who really care about their customers and quality of their work

Cons

Worst life / work balance situation imaginable - and Sr Management does not care Only one raise in last 4 years Everyone is afraid to tell management the truth - Sr Management is extremely vindictive HR Dept offers no help to current employees People in the field are second class citizens to people at HQ

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